Question

It was not surprising that when some of the terracotta warriors were taken to the British Museum for an exhibition, they were a(n) ______ success. It seems that they’ll remain the number one tourist attraction for foreigners for many years ________.

1. A.
   immediate; along
2. B.
   instant; ahead
3. C.
   accurate; beyond
4. D.
   primitive; through

Answer 1

B
句意：这并不令人感到奇怪，当一些兵马俑被带到大英博物馆展览的时候，他们立刻成功了。似乎他们还将要保持面向外国人的头号旅游景点很多年。Immediate和instant含义区别不大，都是表示立刻，马上的意思；本题关键在于区别along与ahead的含义，along强调“延续向前或继续向前”，含有没有止境的意思。Ahead意思是向前，多久没有确定时间。选A则表示会永远不间断的持续下去，从常识来说这是不可能的。故选B，意思是保持第一位的旅游景点还要许多年，没有确定时间。